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Two Iranian Pilots Killed after F7 Jet Crashes

First responders work as debris from the crashed fighter jet is seen in Tabriz, Iran, February 21, 2022. (Mehr News/WANA via Reuters)
First responders work as debris from the crashed fighter jet is seen in Tabriz, Iran, February 21, 2022. (Mehr News/WANA via Reuters)
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Two Iranian Pilots Killed after F7 Jet Crashes

First responders work as debris from the crashed fighter jet is seen in Tabriz, Iran, February 21, 2022. (Mehr News/WANA via Reuters)
First responders work as debris from the crashed fighter jet is seen in Tabriz, Iran, February 21, 2022. (Mehr News/WANA via Reuters)

Two Iranian pilots died after their F7 fighter jet crashed on Tuesday near Anarak, 200 km (124 miles) east of the city of Isfahan, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported.

"The jet's mission was to practice shooting but there was an accident at 8:30 a.m.," an official from Isfahan province told IRNA.

Experts say Iran has a poor air safety record, with repeated crashes, many involving aircraft bought before the 1979 revolution and lacking spare parts for maintenance.

In February, an F5 jet used by the Iranian military crashed into the wall of a school in the northwestern city of Tabriz, killing the two pilots and a person on the ground.

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US Official: US Plans $8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel

A young Palestinian stands amid the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli strike in the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on January 3, 2025, as the war between Israel and Hamas continues. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
A young Palestinian stands amid the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli strike in the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on January 3, 2025, as the war between Israel and Hamas continues. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
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US Official: US Plans $8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel

A young Palestinian stands amid the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli strike in the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on January 3, 2025, as the war between Israel and Hamas continues. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
A young Palestinian stands amid the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli strike in the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on January 3, 2025, as the war between Israel and Hamas continues. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

The administration of President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a proposed $8 billion arms sale to Israel, a US official said on Friday, with Washington maintaining support for its ally whose war in Gaza has killed tens of thousands.
The deal would need approval from the House of Representatives and Senate committees and includes munitions for fighter jets and attack helicopters as well as artillery shells, Axios reported earlier. The package also includes small-diameter bombs and warheads, according to Axios.
The State Department did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.
Protesters have for months demanded an arms embargo against Israel, but US policy has largely remained unchanged. In August, the United States approved the sale of $20 billion in fighter jets and other military equipment to Israel.
The Biden administration says it is helping its ally defend against Iran-backed militant groups like Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen.
Facing international criticism, Washington has stood by Israel during its assault on Gaza that has displaced nearly all of Gaza's 2.3 million population, caused a hunger crisis and led to genocide accusations that Israel denies.
The Gaza health ministry puts the death toll at over 45,000 people, with many additional feared buried under rubble.
Diplomatic efforts have so far failed to end the 15-month-old Israeli war in Gaza.